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JOSEPH S. GODFREY. LESLIE, MICHIGAN.

Letters Patent No. 77,184, dated .April 28, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVIN G `MOULD-BOARDS.

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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

' Beit known that I, JOSEPH S. GODFREY, of Leslie, in the county of' Ingham, and State of Michigan, have inventada new and useful Revolving Mould-Board; and I do declare that thefollowing is a. true and accurate description thereof, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference vmarked thereon, and making a part of this specification.

The drawing is a perspective view of my invention.

A A are the revolving mould-boards. B B are the cutters, C C are the shares, D D are the shafts, E 1s the plough-frame/.

The object of my inventionis to render ploumhinlg n rnuehfeasie'r labor than when performed with any of the ploughs now iu use, by saving the friction eausedby the common mould-board. Y In order to do this I construct a frame, E, in such a manner Athat Ilcan attach as many oi' the ploughs as I may deem best for the various kinds of work to be donc. 'lo thisfram'el attach in any suitable mann er one or more cutters, B B, with or without the shares() C. I thenconstruct'the concave mouldeloards A A, which I hang upon the shafts D D. These shafts run in suitable boxes., attached -to the frame E. These journals are set at such an angle as will allow the periphery of the revolving mould-hoard to run nearly upon a line with the face side of the cutters B B.

By the use of ploughs constructed as above described, I claim'that the same amount of work can he accom, plished with nearly one half less of power, whileall friction and scouring of mould-boards are avoided.

` I can use-as many mould-bounds and other parts, and attach as many ploughs to one frame as may hedesired, and, by varying the size, the invention canbe used as a cultvator aswell as plough.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,.is-

` The combination of' the mould-board`s A A with the cutters B B, the shares' C C, the shafts D D, and the frame E, whenconstructed suhstantiallv as described, for the purpose designed and set forth. I

' JOSEPH S. GODFREY. Witnesses:

H. S. I-IANNAMAN, JOHN MERCIER. 

